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William Joseph "Joe" Walsh (born December 27, 1961 in North Barrington, Illinois) is a philanthropist and Tea Party activist who is the Republican U.S. Representative from Illinois's 8th congressional district, defeating Democratic incumbent Melissa Bean by 291 votes. He lost his re-election bid in 2012 to Tammy Duckworth.